CONFIGURATIONS AND METHODS FOR ULTRASONIC TIME OF FLIGHT DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS - Patent 1583959

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EP 1 583 959 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/41

(21)	Application number: 03815475.3

(22)	Date of filing: 24.07.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 29/04

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/023369

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/065953 (05.08.2004 Gazette 2004/32)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

14.01.2003 US 440160 P

(71)	Applicant: FLUOR CORPORATION
	Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-2606 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MESSER, Barry, c/o Fluor Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US) YARMUCH, Matthew, c/o Fluor Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dr. Graf & Partner
	Intellectual Property, Postfach 518 8200 Schaffhausen 8200 Schaffhausen (CH)

(54)	CONFIGURATIONS AND METHODS FOR ULTRASONIC TIME OF FLIGHT DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS